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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1930.

SUBURBAN HEIGHTS

By GLUYAS

WILLIAMS

by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)

CENTRAL THEATRE

Paramount's Sound Pictures R

ม

TO-DAY to WEDNESDAY Daily at 2.15, 5.10, 7.15 and 9.20 p.m.

Songs-Comedy-Baseball

GWYAS WILLIAMS

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YOU MUST MEET

ELMER!

Y Ring Lardner's sizzling wise.

cracker of the "You Know Me, All1" kind. Elmer's the world's greatest little playboy, He says so himself! And you will, believe it when you SEE and HEAR him stepping around, sling- ing the ilang, in

"FAST COMPANY"

with

EVELYN BRENT • JACK OAKIE RICHARD SKEETS GALLAGHER

a Paramount Picture Wise-Cracking Comed, Romance From the Stage Smash-Hit by RING LARONER and

GEORGE M. COHAN

ALL-TALKING

"Sleeping Porch

2 part sound comedy

"ALSO

Paramount Sound News

-NEXT CHANGE THURSDAY, SEPT. 18-

Broke all Records in England and America

IN FABULOUS

SPLENDOR

Ridio Pictures

brings to the

screen the great.

ext of operitic

FORIACES

Flo. Ziegfeld's

RIO RITA

with

BERE DANIELS

JOHN BOLES

and 1000 OTHER'S

Directed

by

Lather READ

Glorified girls.. glorious song - glowing drama in

the most spectace ular" presentacion offered by or stage

CTEK

Mammoth Scenes in Technicolor

Another Super Production at Popular Prices. On account of Film being in 15 parts, the shows start promptly Daily at 2.00, 5.00, 7.20 9.40 sharp.

Advance Bookings now open at Andersons and the Theatre

(TELEPHONE 25720).

FIRST BOOK YOUR PASSAGE

―

and then send a Chit to 11, Ice House Street, ordering the Weekly Press to be

sent to you for Three Six, Twelve Months or longer! Enclose Notes or. Gheque for

81, 98 or $16, and

WE WILL DO THE REST.

7-18

JUST AS THE OPEN WINDOW-SEASON ARRIVED, THE PLUMERS HAD AN UNCLE COME TO VISIT, WHO IS VERY: DEAF AND HAS TO HAVE THE RADIO TURNED ON FULL BLAST. IT MAKES LIFE.

PRETTY DIFFICULT; MOTHERS CAN'T MAKE THEIR CHILDREN HEAR- WHEN IT'S TIME TO COME IN FOR BED; AND WORST OF ALL, DURING THE AMOS N ANDY BROADCAST, THE OLD GENTLEMAN ALWAYS HAS

*LEARNING TO KNOW OUR FEATHERED, FRIENDS" ON THE AIR/

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME. “

BROADCAST BY.Z.B.W. ON 333 METRES.

ATTRACTIVE ITEMS FROM STUDIO.

11 to 11.30 am-Commercial News. 11.30 am to 12.30 p.m-Chinese

programme.

12.30 p.m.-European programme. 1.30 p.m.-Weather report.

2 p.m.-Close down.

6 p.m.-Chinese programme,

7. p.m.--European programme of Columbia records selected and supplied by Messrs. Anderson Music, Co.

The Gold Diggers of Broadway- Selection, Regal Cinema Orch. The Lily of Laguna and Little Dolly Daydream, Kit Keen, Baritone.

How to Fly an Aeroplane, by Sir

Alan Cobham,

She's So Unusual, Fox Tro: and Sunnyside Up, Fox Trot, Ben Solvin and his orchestra.

Commencing TO-DAY

Daily at 2.30, 5.30, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

EMIL JANNINGS

IN

The Last Command"

Who could forget Jannings in "Way of All Flesh" and "The Patriot." Here's his latest sensation."

A Paramount Super Picture.

AT THE

MAJESTIC

Nathan Road, Kowloon

7.30 p.m.-From the Studio :-The"

Rev. Mr. K. R. Wells: The first of the series of lessons, '*' Can- tonese, for Everyone."

8 p.m.-

I'm in Seventh Heaven and Little Pal, Organ Solo by Terance Casey.

Napoleon and She's Mine, Billy

Bennett, Comedian.." Satisfied-Fox Trot, and O Ya Ya-Fox Trot, Jack Payne and

his. B.B.C dance orchestra. The Modern Diver and P. C. Lam, Mr. Flotsam and Mr.

Jetsam.

Love Me, or Leave Me-Fox Trot and Redskin-Fox Trot, Bén Selvin and his orchestra.

I Hear You Calling Me and My Ain Folk, The Macotros, Vocal Quintette.

Funny Face A Few Drinks and Tell the Doc, Leslie Henson and Male Quartette. Tannhauser-0 Star of "Eve (Wagner) and Carmen-The Toreador Song (Bizet), Harold Williams, Baritone. *.! " ་ The Lonesome Road and Dinah,

Ted Lewis and his band.

9 p.m.-Weather report, local time

and Press news. New Sullivan Selection, Grenadier Guards Band.

STUDIO CONCERT.

H.M.

Mr. H. Annies. Tenor (a) Ailsa Mine, (b) Beloved it is Morr. Alyward.

Liebestraum (Liszt) and Noc turne in E Flat (Chopin), Squire Octette. The Studio Players will present

"A Matter of Policy." Characters: The Husband. The

Maid, The Wife, The Agent, Scene: A breakfast room. Time:

Breakfast time.

The Lark's Festival (Brewer and The Two Little Finches (Coa cert Polku), The Regimental Band of HA Grenadier Guards, Band

From the Studio, M. Derenovsky (Violin Soloist)

(a) Tango," Albeniz, Dushkin; (b) "Loure," Bach.

Don Giovanni-Selection, Bourne-

mouth Municipal Orchestra.

From the Studio.

Mr. H. Annies (Tenor) (a) II Built a World for You," Lehman; (b) Pluck This Little Flower, Landon Ronald; (c) "Sincerity," Clarke, "Die Fledermaus Selection (Strauss), Johann Strauss and Symphony Orchestra.

From the Studio.

M. Derenovsky (Violin Soloist)

(a) Melodie, Tchaik waky; (b) Tambourin, Leclair-Kreisler.

Strauss March (Mezzacopl) and

Bond of Friendship,

March (Rogan), The Regimental Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards. 10.30 p.m.-Close down,

THE SILVER SCREEN.

"FAST COMPANY."

Fast Company was on view yesterday at the Central Theatre. The story has to do with a "bush brague" ball player, Jack Oakie, who plays, baseball so well that he is signed by the Yankees. Ho leaves his home town and is plong- ed into the fast company of city- bred girls and big league players. He becomes the tower of strength on the Yankees and they win the pennant. Then comes the World's series with Pittsburgh. With the deciding game to be played on the morrow; Runiber of upsetting eveats project themselves into the pathway of success for Oaki. His girl turns him down, and gang of smart gamblers make him their un witting dupe. All seems dark when a very happy twist of fate sares the days for the boastful but lorable hero..

on

This picture is based an original Ring Lardner story. Jack Oakie is what showmen enlla

QUEEN'S

FINAL SHOWINGS' TO-DAY Ar 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9,20.

Queens for a

and then

day

CAUGHT SHORT

"natural comedian for the part starring the

he plays He is a bragging, happy- | hilarious go-lucky, likeable youth, and his comedy team- cdmedy-cracks collect hundreds of

laughs.

All the advantages of sound re- cording are brought into the pro- duation. You hear the fans yelling. the players razzing the other, team, the crack of bat on ball, and the American slanguage as she is

NEVER MARRY AN spoke."

ATHLETE.

WHAT A WIFE SAYS.

CHILDREN OF PLEASURE.”

Marië:

DRESSLER

Polly MORAN

with ANITA PAGES

NT under any conditions

Dise this screaming happi-

ness hit, the screen's gift to those who want to laugh. And how you'll how! when those funny gals, Marie and Polly, start in Wall Street (instead of in the kitchen where they were safer)!

NEXT CHANGE

How popular songs are manufac tured is shown in detail in Child-cleaning up ren of Pleasure," Metro-Goldwyn- Girls would do well to think twice Mayer's romance of "Song Dow"! before marrying an athlete. By in New York, which will open to- athlete I mean a man whose life morrow at the Queen's Theatre. is so entirely devoted to sport that Lawrence Gray" in the title, milj. he has little time for intellectual shows the audience how the trick.

is done and the making of a song pursuits.

hit from idea to stage presentation is revealed in a tense, dramatic story.

For the hard truth is that this all-absorbing passion for games, so prevalent nowadays; leaves a man undeveloped mentally. At the age

RIO RITA."

Harry Beaumont, who filmed of forty the broad-shouldered hero"The Broadway Melody," directed who was interesting as a youth the picture with Wynne Gibson, possesses the mind of a schoolboy.

Helen Johnson, Benny Rubin, May Readers might retort Quite so; Boley, Lee Kohlmar, Kenneth Thom- ed a husband like a schoolboy son and others in a big cast. Bril- liant song hits and ballet numbers: must be a charming fellow!!

Well, in many ways that is true. are included. His experience of outdoor games has taught him the great art of giving and taking; and it must be admitted that he introduces a fine

The voice that has been the talk of Hollywood this season will be spirit of sportsmanship in his daily heard from the screen of the Central life; for which I praise him with all Theatre next week. It belongs to my heart.

Bebe Daniels and will be heard But he lacks that something, that singing the songs of "Rio. Rita," fulness of mind which most women feel they need in a husband. He the radio picture operetta sensation. fails as a spiritual and, intellectual In all the revolutions and sur and his wife are likely to be poles into the film industry, nothing has companion; and for that reason he prises talking pictures have brought

apart..

created more of sensation than the

In fact, I say openly that I live io mental loneliness. Somehow feel spiritually isolated.

discovery of the remarkable singing voice possessed by this Moreover, the true athlete can favourite of the silent screen. seldom pass an hour or two by him-

Opposite Bebe in the film version self he feels lost, for he has always depended on games for his entor of Flo Ziegfeld's most famous tainment. He knows little, or musical show will be seen John nothing, of the rich treasures of Boles, erstwhile favourite of the literature. His reading is usually

confined to the lightest fiction, musical comedy stage, and the tenor and, perhaps, to the biographies of most in demand in talking pictures. famous athletes.

The cast which has transferred the Broadway hit to the sound

*

Of course, he reads the daily! papers. It is a sight worth seeing. screen is a large one and includes: The gravity with which he devours many favourites of both stage and every column of sporting news screen. Bert Wheeler and, Robert would be laughable were it not a Woolsey will be seen in the comedy trifle irritating. To him interna-

tional affairs, mean nothing. A rolex they created in the stage. fallen wisket will keep him awake version of "Rio Rita. Dorothy at night. But he stores blissfully Lee, the baby-talk comedien of while governments are overturned, Syncopation Helen Kaiser, one or nations are planning one da other's downfall."

of Ziegfeld's glorified girla; Another point is that he is dis- Georges Beriavent, French stage tinctly weak as a conversationalist.

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He sits like a duminy while others star; Don Alvarado and Nick de do the talking. But when someone Ruiz, former tenor of the Metro- inadvertently mentions Hobbs or politan-Grand Opera Company, aré Bradman, he begins talking, and others in the large featured cast. carnot be silenced. Guests move uneasily in their seats and look Much of the film was photograph-

towards their hats MEN

Med in technicolour. The sets and Perhaps he does this intention costumes which dresa this romantie ally. I wonder.

It seems to me that it would be operetta of the Rio Grande country sound scheme if athletic men mar- are the most sumptuous yet seen on ried only athletic women. For they the sound screen. would be able to indulge in violent games until the age of forty, any and then with minds unscathed by learning, they could pass the oven-

It announced from authorita

ing of their lives talking delight tive sources at Teheran that peace fully of, famous footballers, famous has been established in the region cricketers, tennis stars, and others of Chiraz and that there is less dear to their athletic hearts. anxiety in official circles with re Still, the fact remains that my gard to the tribes whose intention husband is a good sportsman remain doubtful. Furthermore, two After all, that is something, but of the rebel tribes have offered their nevertheless not quite enough.

submission/

CHILDREN PLEASURE

with

LAWRENCE GRAY

·HELEN JOHNSON · BENNY RUBIN

WORLD

10-DAY ONLY

At 280, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.20 interpreter at All Performances

Bebe Daniels

SENORITA

JAMES FALL IN WILLIAM FOWLE CLASENCE BADCO

STAR

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

AT 5.30 & 9.20.

BUSTER KEATON

BATTLING BUTLER

with

SALLY O'NEIL